Pershing is the only person to be promoted in his own lifetime to the highest rank ever held in the united states army. He also holds the first united states officer service number (O-1). Pershing led American Expeditionary force in WW1 and was regarded as a mentor by the generation of american generals who led the united states army in europe during WW2.
Pershing is the only person to be promoted in his own lifetime to the highest rank ever held in the united states army. He also holds the first united states officer service number (O-1). Pershing led American Expeditionary force in WW1 and was regarded as a mentor by the generation of american generals who led the united states army in europe during WW2.